Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 845 The Merchant Ship Was Hijacked
The two islands of Jinxia used to be the anti-Qing bases run by Zheng Chenggong. There are many military camps on the islands, there are many water villages, and there are thousands of warships.

After the restoration of Fujian, the horses on the island gradually returned to the land, and the barracks on the island suddenly became empty. However, although the land division left, the navy division still stayed in Jinxia and continued to use it as a base.

In mid-June, Wang Yan ordered the documents sent by the Ministry of War to Fuzhou, asking Zheng Chenggong to recover Taiwan as soon as possible and clear the sea routes, so as to ensure the smooth flow of maritime trade, the stability of the court's tax revenue, and the elimination of hidden dangers in the southeast coast. .

Zheng Chenggong could ignore the reminder from Guangdong and Guangxi before, but when the imperial court invented the order, he had to pay attention to it.

From last year to June this year, if he doesn't act, the court should suspect that he is supporting the bandits.

On Gulangyu Island in Xiamen, Zheng Chenggong wrote a letter to Chen Zilong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, inviting the Guangdong navy to come to help in the battle, and at the same time led a group of generals to inspect, understand the situation of the navy, and prepare to attack the island.

At this time, on the sea surface, warships were flying like shuttles, and on the beach, thousands of elite soldiers were exercising with their upper bodies naked, and the sound of killing was loud.

From the end of the Battle of Nanjing in August last year to June this year, Zheng Jun did not participate in any major battles. He has been recharging his energy for almost a year, and now his momentum is like a rainbow.

Zheng Chenggong was dressed in mountain-pattern armor, wearing a red cloak, and walked with a saber. Seeing the scene of soldiers practicing, he nodded in satisfaction, and asked his entourage: "How many pilots who are familiar with water patterns have been recruited now?" ?”

Staff Feng Chengshi bowed and said: "Taishi Zheng used to manage Taiwan Island, so it is very easy for us to obtain pilots and Hongmaoyi. At present, not only [-] pilots who are familiar with the route have been recruited, but also Guo Huaiyi, a warrior on the island, is willing to serve In addition, he bought a pair of navigation charts of Dayuan Bay and Luermen Waterway from He Bin, the general director of the Taiwan Council of the Dutch East India Company."

Zheng Chenggong was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that he didn't pay much attention, but everything was almost done.

This is mainly because when Zheng Zhilong was a bandit, he arranged for more than [-] people to farm in Taiwan. They have a popular base in Taiwan.

"So, doesn't it mean that everything is ready and the only thing we need is the east wind?" Zheng Chenggong pressed the hilt of his knife and looked at the performing army and the warships at sea.

With the change of status, Zheng Chenggong also grew up rapidly. From a simple Confucian scholar, he gradually became the leader of a faction. Naturally, his mind was much more complicated. He even understood Zheng Zhilong's intentions somewhat.

Now in the court, the king of Chu is trying to restore the authority of the central government. The number of troops in each province must be controlled in the future. It cannot be said that the court will give 10 troops. , This is definitely not going to work, then if you support 10 people by yourself, the Zheng family will inevitably smuggle and poach the corner of the court, making him and the court hostile, Wang Yan must want to get rid of him and then quickly.

Therefore, how to reasonably raise more soldiers is naturally the only way to learn from his father and to support the bandits, but the current situation is different from Zheng Zhilong's time. At that time, Zheng Zhilong's family was the only one, and he could do whatever he wanted. If they can't be suppressed, the imperial court can't do anything about it, but now the Guangdong navy has begun to take shape under the injection of Wang Yan's money. If he doesn't suppress it, the imperial court will definitely let the Guangdong navy come to suppress it.

At that time, he still has no reason to maintain a powerful navy. Why did the court raise the Zheng family navy? I am afraid that the court should force him to reduce the size of the Zheng family navy.

Zheng Chenggong sighed, turned around and was about to return to the camp, when Gan Hui who accompanied him suddenly pointed to the sea and shouted, "Master Guoxing, there are boats on the sea!"

What's so special about having a ship at sea?Zheng Chenggong was surprised, but he still looked in the direction he pointed, and saw two ships heading towards Gulangyu Island in the distance. .

Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong was startled, and hurriedly ordered: "Quick! Let the navy go and have a look!"

Not long after, several warships greeted them.About half an hour later, the two severely damaged ships were dragged back by the warships. The decks and towers of the ships were smashed into pieces, and one of the masts was broken. They lay reclined on the deck, obviously after a fierce battle.

Zheng Chenggong and the others were already waiting at the pier. Before the ship docked, he had already seen half of the Zheng's pennant on the mainmast burned, which made his heart sink immediately, and then he became angry again. Who dares to attack his Zheng's ship?

As the ship approached the pier, a group of soldiers immediately boarded a plank and boarded the damaged blessing boat. The blood-stained deck was the ship of the Rising Sheng.

The chief shopkeeper, Zheng Zan, was helped down by the soldiers. There were several blood holes on his body, which should have been wounded by muskets, and there were a few black spots on his body.

Two soldiers carried him to Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong was surprised when he saw that Zheng Zan was a very capable member of the Zheng family. He was sent to the Longsheng to open the route to Tianzhu.

Now the Fujian Chamber of Commerce is sandwiched between Guangdong, Guangxi and Zhejiang. When they go to North Korea and Japan, they can only grab some soup from the Zhejiang merchants, and they can’t compete with the Guangzhou merchants when they go to Nanyang. Therefore, Zheng Chenggong is eager to open the road to Tianzhu, and even Dashi. He will strive for a financial path for the Fujian Chamber of Commerce, so Zheng Zan has high hopes for him.

"What's going on? Who dared to do this!" Seeing that Zheng Zan was injured and fled back with only two rotten boats, Zheng Chenggong immediately became angry. He stepped forward and asked anxiously.

"Guo Xing Ye!" Zheng Zan wanted to salute him, but Zheng Chenggong stopped him and asked him to answer immediately.

"Yes, it was the Hongmaoyi who robbed the company's fleet. They have eight large ships, each with at least 30 cannons on the side. The ships of the Chamber of Commerce have two guns on the bow. He was not an opponent at all. The humble officer resisted desperately and led five boats to escape, but the Hongmaoyi pursued him closely, and they captured three more boats along the way." Zheng Zan was a little excited, but he bled profusely, making him weak and panting Hush, "Originally, Humble Job was about to be caught up, but Humble Job was able to escape when he met the Guangdong Navy in the waters near Chaozhou Prefecture."

"Holland Yi! How dare you do that!" Zheng Chenggong was furious when he heard this, "Didn't they see the pennant of my Zheng family?"

"After Beizhi discovered them, he deliberately revealed his identity, but the Hongmaoyi didn't reply, and directly attacked us!"

"It's unreasonable! Twenty ships full of goods, plus seven or eight hundred sailors, the town did not go to beat him, they dare to attack me!" Zheng Chenggong was still hesitant, but now even if the court does not urge him, he will It's time to take down Holland.

"You just said that the Guangdong Navy, did they fight with the Dutch barbarians?" Zheng Chenggong asked suddenly, remembering Zheng Zan's words.

"When the humble post left, there were still rumbles of cannons behind, but I don't know what's going on now."

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